Did Ya Know... The VantAge Point & Area Agency on Aging will have music by Eldon Potts and a workshop on exercise Fri., Dec. 12 at Northpark Mall.

Did Ya Know... The Winter Reading Club has begun for Preschool through Young Adult. Sign up at the Young People’s Library desk through Jan. 16.

Did Ya Know... The Family Literacy Council needs volunteers & donations for gift wrapping at Wal-Mart by Dec. 11.

Did Ya Know... Call 358-2262 to volunteer time as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army.

Did Ya Know... This is the last day to register in the Christmas Lighting Contest. For information, call the Carthage Chamber at 358-2373.

Visitor: How many people work here in your plant?

Manager: Oh, about one out of ten!

Young people are often bad because their parents did not burn their britches behind them.

A man walked into a doctor’s office with a pelican on his head. "You need help immediately," said the doctor.

"I certainly do," said the pelican. "Get this man out from under me."

McAfee Case.

At 9 o’clock this morning James McAfee charged with murder in the first degree was to be tried for his life.

Messars Flanigan, Lively and Tadlock, defense attorneys, filed for a continuance and Judge Perkins sustained it so that McAfee will not be tried until the March term. The petition for a continuance sets forth that the defense expects to prove that McAfee had no revolver at the time of the shooting and was very much under the influence of liquor. Ben. Shoemaker stated shortly after the killing that there was a pretty set of policemen in Joplin that hired him to get McAfee where they could kill him. After doing so, they had failed to more than wound him and killed the wrong man. This is the same plea that Mr. Flanigan outlined to a reporter some days ago, but it remains to be seen whether a jury can be made to believe that the officers of the law conspired to kill the defendant.

I talked to one a those "I did my Christmas shoppin’ last April" folks the other day.

I wouldn’t mind the fact that these super shoppers are more efficient than the rest of us if they didn’t seem ta want us all to feel inferior for not doin’ the same.

I’ve never figured for sure the motive for such actions. I’m sure some just want the gift buyin’ out of the way so they can enjoy the Christmas season. Some I’ve encountered do it ‘cause of the price reductions durin’ the various seasons of the year. Buyin’ gloves and coats in the summer for instance. Others just don’t like the crowds.

These seem like legitimate reasons and they’re hard ta argue with. Fact it’s prob’ly hard ta argue with any reason. But there are those of us who don’t feel like we’ve been properly exposed to the holiday without the fightin’ traffic, hurryin’ from here to there, makin’ last minute decisions and purchases. Even if we don’t particularly like it, that’s just the way it is.

This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.

by Carthage Farm and Home Supply, Inc.

The Super Handyman

Dear Carrells: When painting, did you know that you could mask off odd-shaped areas for painting with glue? I found that you could use rubber cement in many cases. It’s easy to apply, with a built-in brush, and will not let paint get in under it. It also comes off with just a little rubbing when you are finished painting. - A. S.

Q: Something acidic has eaten the shine off our plastic-laminate countertop. Wax brings back the sheen but doesn’t last. Any suggestions? - B. C.

A: First try some auto-body rubbing compound. If that doesn’t work, try to touch up the bad area with polyurethane.

Hint - Is a new paint smell too much for you and your family to stand? Heat up a pan of vinegar and then set it in the smelly room. The fumes of the vinegar do a good job of neutralizing the paint odor.

A "plumber’s friend," that suction cup plunger that’s used for unclogging household drains, can be a friend in many other situations too. Not too long ago, we got a letter from a guy who was trying to replace a damaged vinyl floor tile in his kitchen. He got it loose but couldn’t pull it out of the hole. He finally stuck a toilet plunger on it, and that did the trick. We also have used a plumber’s friend to pull open a drawer whose knob was gone. And sometimes, minor auto-body dents can be popped out with suction.

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